Laser endotracheal tube failure: Kinking of the rüsch lasertubus resulting in near-total airway occlusion

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 452-454

  Weingarten, Toby N ^a   Hein, Barry ^a   Long, Timothy R ^a   Wass, C Thomas ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

concentration; failure; Mechanical; raiser; stress; ventilation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JET VENTILATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX PAPILLOMATOSIS; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LASERS;

EID: 9644252797     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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